1991 Ford Aerostar problems
The 1991 Ford Aerostar has 282 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (27%) concerns electrical system. After that come transmission (17%) and brakes (15%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 282 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Electrical system 27% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 28 and 78
- Injuries and deaths
- 31 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 28 complaints mention a crash; 78 complaints mention a fire; 31 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 97% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 8 model years of the Ford Aerostar with enough data (127 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While vehicle was driven by the owner's wife the vehicle caught on fire from top to bottom. According to owner, the fire started inside of the vehicle around the steering column, costing the life of the driver at the time.
Cruise control was set on 70 MPH when unexpectedly a vehicle jumped in front of consumer who than went to apply brakes, but cruise control did not disengage. Tried pushng off button, still did not disengage ,causing the consumer to pull to the side onto median where tire was punctured. As a result, vehicle rolled over. Dealer cannot determine why cruise control did not deactivate.
Upon side impact, rear hatch latch door came open, eject owner's wife from rear of the vehicle, resulting in injuries. Tt
The front brake rotors warped, causing the vehicle to shimmy. Dealership repaired the problem twice, but the consumer was still having the same problems.